The Rise of the European Emperor

After returning to Aurich, Marin made out with his family, and the next day went to the smithy to build counterfeit plate armor...

Under the astonished gaze of old Hoffman, Marin directed the blacksmiths to roll the thin iron sheet into the zinc bath a few times. Then, sheets of tin sheets were freshly baked.

Then, it's "building" the plate armor. But Marin's "forging" method is a bit strange - he is not forged with a hammer, but is cut with scissors...

Marin directly found a large pair of scissors and began to cut the tin. After cutting, let the craftsmen bind the cut tin with nails. For the breastplate part, an extra layer of tinplate was used to make it look more like a plate armor.

In this way, in a few hours, Marin and a few craftsmen came up with a set of silvery "plate armor"...

The old Hoffman who came to watch was stunned - is there such a way of Nima plate armor? People use thumping, you use tailoring? What about making robes? Moreover, the most ridiculous thing is that this set of plate armor really looks like that...

Malin specially called a few knights in black shirts and asked them to wear them. As a result, the black knights said that the full set of "plate armor" was about as heavy as their breastplates and helmets. However, it looks much better on sale...

"That's good, all I want is the appearance!" Marin nodded, and asked more craftsmen to cut out 2,000 sets of "plate armor" as soon as possible to catch up with Annie's wedding...

As for the horse armor, Marin ultimately refused to make it. Because, Marin actually intended to instill the concept of "winged cavalry" to Sigismund I, and his lancers, the horses did not have armor. In doing so, it also appears to be more unified.

In addition, in order to maintain the uniformity of the cavalry's armor, Marin also asked the thousand lancers to take the plate armor and galvanize it. Once this is done, everyone will be shiny, and there will be no more differences. As for outsiders wondering why it is shiny? Marin ordered everyone to make a unified statement - the surface of the plate armor is tinned...

It's no secret that tinplate is, moreover, not Marin's original. In fact, craftsmen in Bohemia knew how to make tinplate as early as the 14th century to prevent rust. And many plate armors in the Kingdom of Bohemia are indeed tinned to better prevent rust. However, this kind of tin-plated plate armor is often expensive and belongs to the boutique.

Marin also felt that the three shiny guys were really too showy, so he ordered the cavalry, like the infantry, to wear black cross vests on a white background, covering the upper breastplate, and covering the lower body with skirt fabrics. , so as not to be too windy...

You know, people of this age are stupid. If he saw that so many cavalrymen under Marin were wearing silver-white armor, he might have thought it was silver. If you are brave, you might come to the military camp to steal the "Silver Armor"...

Another issue is the formation of the cavalry...

Marin let the black knights disguise themselves as plate knights,

Naturally, they can't be exposed. So, Marin decided to mix the Lancers with the Black Knights. The 1,000 lancers are mainly arranged in the front and the periphery, while the lancers wearing the tinplate fake plate armor are mainly in the inner circle... As a result, it is much more difficult for outsiders to identify...

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While Marin was busy cutting fake plate armor and fooling the Polish nobles, the autumn harvest in East Friesland quietly kicked off...

Rye in East Friesland matures half a month earlier than in other regions due to the extensive use of potassium fertilizers. Therefore, in mid-September, the autumn rye harvest in East Frisian region begins. In the other parts of the Grand Duchy of the North Sea, only the provinces of Oldenburg and Schleswig, and North Münster, because they were already under the control of Marin, also used potash fertilizers, so the autumn harvest and East Frisian provinces relatively synchronous. As for the newly included territories such as Bremen, West Friesland and Jutland, because the fertilizer fields have not been built during the spring plowing, no potash fertilizer is used, and the autumn harvest will have to wait until October.

However, at this time, the electorate of Saxony and the electorate of Brandenburg, including Switzerland, sent messengers over to ask Marin to return the tens of thousands of prisoners of war... Because these three regions will also have the autumn harvest, and the country is very Lack of young labor...

Moreover, the canal in the south of Münster is almost dug, and it is estimated that it will be completed after the autumn harvest. Therefore, the three forces negotiated with Marin - can you let people go back sooner? After all, these three countries also need labor for the autumn harvest...

Of course, only the electorate of Saxony and the electorate of Brandenburg needed labor. As for Switzerland, it was purely for those mercenaries to go back and be able to help fight against Emperor Maximilian I. After all, there were 80,000 captured mercenaries in Switzerland, all of whom were the main force. Today, there are only about 10,000 troops in Switzerland fighting against the emperor's troops. In the face of Maximilian I's army of 20,000 (the emperor has increased his troops), some of them can't stand it.

If the 80,000 captured Swiss mercenaries were returned home, the situation would be very different immediately. By then, the Swiss army will surge from about 10,000 to 80,000, which will give the Austrian army a huge advantage in strength and combat effectiveness. Even though the Marin phalanx used by Frenzberg, which Emperor Maximilian I currently reuses, is more powerful, it is on a par with the Swiss mercenaries in combat effectiveness. If the Swiss return with these 80,000 veterans, they will definitely be able to repel the Austrian army and even recover many areas. Unlike now, the Swiss mercenaries were compressed to hold only a few provinces in the west close to France.

However, Marin was not happy to see the Swiss defeat the Emperor. A victory for the Swiss is a victory for France. If the emperor is defeated by the Swiss, it means that the magic demon is more powerful. Today, the Swiss have not parted ways with France because of Marin's intrusion. The two are allies, and a strong Switzerland is equivalent to a strong France. To this end, in any case, Marin is to suppress Switzerland.

What's more, Marin has always been afraid of the Calvinist Protestantism that will appear in Switzerland in the future - that is a violent sect that specializes in rebelling and killing kings. To this end, Marin intended to have Emperor Maximilian I defeat the Swiss and rule Switzerland. With the devotion of the Habsburg family to Catholicism, it is impossible for any Calvinism to appear in Switzerland.

In addition, even if the Habsburgs ruled Switzerland, they would not be able to survive. Because the Swiss people are fierce and fierce, they will definitely not stop rioting and revolt against the rule of the Habsburg family. In addition, there is France on the side. Under their instigation, Switzerland will surely continue to revolt in the future, consuming a lot of the energy of the Habsburg family... In short, eating Switzerland is not necessarily a good thing. Unless, Maximilian I has the courage to slaughter all 600,000 Swiss mountain people... But if he really wants to do that, no matter who he is, he will be considered a devil by all Europeans...

Since he planned to suppress Switzerland, Marin immediately sent people to Austria to inform Maximilian I - I am going to release the Swiss mercenary prisoners of war, you should bring your troops to prepare...

When Swiss prisoners of war are released, they will certainly not be allowed to bring weapons. As long as Austria sent a large number of cavalry to ambush, they would surely capture these 80,000 unarmed Swiss prisoners of war.

Anyway, Marin released the man at that time, and he fulfilled his promise. As for the Swiss who were ambushed by the Austrians after leaving the territory of the Grand Duchy of the North Sea, that was none of his business...